Nick Foles Fantasy

Chicago Bears quarterbacks Nick Foles and Mitchell Trubisky, who will be competing for the starting job in training camp, will need to bring plenty of energy to the battle this summer. Quarterbacks coach John DeFilippo said he's looking for "juice" at the position. DeFilippo spent the 2017 season in Philly with Foles and the 2019 season in Jacksonville with him, so there is familiarity and history there. The QB coach thinks Trubisky's biggest hurdle is the mental side of the game. The former No. 2 overall pick must also improve his footwork to have a chance at retaining the starting gig. Neither signal-caller is terribly attractive from a fantasy perspective in the starting role, but Foles has the bigger arm and slightly more fantasy upside as a low-end QB2 if he wins the job, as is expected.

Jun. 18th • 2:02 PM

Chicago Bears head coach Matt Nagy thinks that quarterback Nick Foles has already caught up to Mitchell Trubisky when it comes to learning the offense. Foles has gotten up to speed through the digital playbook and meetings on Zoom despite being traded from the Jaguars two months ago and not having any on-field work due to COVID-19. "Its like riding a bike," Nagy said Friday. "Hes been through some different offenses, even from the last time we were together in Kansas City. But once you present somebody like Nick the playbook and they start looking at it, all of a sudden it just clicks." Trubisky may not have an advantage, but Nagy also said there is no QB competition over Zoom, so the true competition won't start until training camp. Still, Foles has plenty of familiarity with Chicago's current coaches and is expected to win the job heading into Week 1.

May. 16th • 1:28 PM

Chicago Bears quarterback Nick Foles has restructured his contract heading into the 2020 season. He's under contract with Chicago for three years and $24 million, with $21 million fully guaranteed. Foles will make $8 million in 2020 and can make another $6 million in incentives. The contract was modified to reduce the salary cap hit for the Bears, but he's still earning all of the money he was guaranteed from the Jaguars. The 31-year-old was a free-agent bust for the Jags, playing in just four games due to a broken collarbone, but he was also benched late in the year for Gardner Minshew. The Bears will have an open competition between Foles and Mitch Trubisky, but the former Super Bowl MVP is expected to be the guy given Trubisky's struggles the last couple years. Foles will be a midrange QB2 if he's under center for Chicago in Week 1.

Apr. 30th • 1:28 PM